Sydney Pollack was known for being a director and occasional actor. He began producing his own films in the 1970s, then started producing projects for other directors as well. He began his Mirage Enterprises production company in 1985, right before the release of
Out of Africa. A pilot, Pollack named the studio after an airplane. He added director
Anthony Minghella as partner in 2001. Among the films Mirage produced were
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989),
Sense and Sensibility (1995),
Sliding Doors (1998),
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999),
Iris (2001), and
Cold Mountain (2003). ==References==